diff --git a/docs/components/content/examples/InputMenuExampleSearchAsync.vue b/docs/components/content/examples/InputMenuExampleSearchAsync.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b09984e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/components/content/examples/InputMenuExampleSearchAsync.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<script setup>
+const loading = ref(false)
+const selected = ref()
+
+async function search (q) {
+  loading.value = true
+
+  const users = await $fetch('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users', { params: { q } })
+
+  loading.value = false
+
+  return users
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <UInputMenu
+    v-model="selected"
+    :search="search"
+    :loading="loading"
+    placeholder="Search for a user..."
+    option-attribute="name"
+    trailing
+    by="id"
+  />
+</template>
diff --git a/docs/content/3.forms/2.input-menu.md b/docs/content/3.forms/2.input-menu.md
index 026cdf20..08d07013 100644
--- a/docs/content/3.forms/2.input-menu.md
+++ b/docs/content/3.forms/2.input-menu.md
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ componentProps:
 ---
 ::
 
+### Async search
+
+Pass a function to the `search` prop to customize the search behavior and filter options according to your needs. The function will receive the query as its first argument and should return an array.
+
+Use the `debounce` prop to adjust the delay of the function.
+
+::component-example
+---
+component: 'input-menu-example-search-async'
+componentProps:
+  class: 'w-full lg:w-48'
+---
+::
+
 ## Popper
 
 Use the `popper` prop to customize the popper instance.
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/forms/InputMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/forms/InputMenu.vue
index 5401a686..28ae1a25 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/forms/InputMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/forms/InputMenu.vue
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ import {
   ComboboxOption as HComboboxOption,
   ComboboxInput as HComboboxInput
 } from '@headlessui/vue'
-import { computedAsync } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { computedAsync, useDebounceFn } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
 import { twMerge, twJoin } from 'tailwind-merge'
 import UIcon from '../elements/Icon.vue'
@@ -234,10 +234,18 @@ export default defineComponent({
       type: String,
       default: null
     },
+    search: {
+      type: Function as PropType<((query: string) => Promise<any[]> | any[])>,
+      default: undefined
+    },
     searchAttributes: {
       type: Array,
       default: null
     },
+    debounce: {
+      type: Number,
+      default: 200
+    },
     popper: {
       type: Object as PropType<PopperOptions>,
       default: () => ({})
@@ -358,7 +366,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
       )
     })
 
+    const debouncedSearch = props.search && typeof props.search === 'function' ? useDebounceFn(props.search, props.debounce) : undefined
+
     const filteredOptions = computedAsync(async () => {
+      if (debouncedSearch) {
+        return await debouncedSearch(query.value)
+      }
+
       if (query.value === '') {
         return props.options
       }